Robin Hood Tax: US looks on in envy…

The European Parliament vote in favour of a Robin Hood Tax sparked coverage in media all over Europe (including this in the Guardian), and now US commentators are getting in on the cat, rather enviously. The AFL-CIO’s Heather Slavkin says:

It’s time for Washington, D.C., to follow Europe’s lead and pass a financial speculation tax in the United States.

This week’s vote signaled that many key European leaders are no longer willing to let the Obama administration hold them back.

Written by Owen Tudor

I’ve been the Head of the TUC’s European Union and International Relations Department since 2003 and have worked at the TUC since 1984. I’ve been a member of the Health and Safety Commission, the Civil Justice Council, the Social Security Ad…